Syrian Turkmen Brigades

The Syrian Turkmen Brigades is a Syrian Opposition faction consisting of Syrian Turkmen, founded in 2012 during the Syrian Civil War. The brigades' ideology ranged from Islamism to secular Turkish nationalism, and the brigades were supported by the government of Turkey. The brigades, with a strength of 5,000 troops in 2015, opposed the Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Democratic Forces, and Islamic State. The brigades were involved in the fighting in Aleppo Governorate and Latakia Governorate.